# Chandipur Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Chandipur

Chandipur is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 348 households**, the 54th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,547people (2011)
- 348households
- 69.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandipur

Of every 100 households in Chandipur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandipur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**38%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chandipur?

■ Chandipur · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**960

Working population ****31.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 114 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (44%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (19%) · **■** Marginal 51 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Baranagar1,721 people
- Purba Gobindapur1,714 people
- Bahadurpur1,675 people
- Uttar Ganespur1,611 people
- Raitanbag1,544 people
- Bagdhar1,520 people
- Birampur1,500 people
- Ukta1,392 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandipur?1,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandipur in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandipur?69.2% (Census 2011)